Educational Technology: Crash Course Computer Science #39

busts down the door UPLOADING OUR BRAINS????? GET HYPED for both the episode and that actually happening

Good job CrashCourse team! :) had a blast watching this series and I'm excited for the final episode next week..

I just found this course and caught up only for it to end in a few days. Thanks for the information though, it has been fun learning it all.

I loved how Carrie said "Despacito"!!

"So imagine our student is working on this algebra problem: 3x + 7 = 4. The correct next step to solve it is to subtract both sides by 7."

This brings up a problem of educational software: subtracting by 7 is not the only next step. If a student approaches the problem differently, they could divide by 3, and that would be just as valid (not as efficient, but this is just a simple example.). If educational software is too pushy in its methods and doesn't allow enough freedom on the user's part, then it can actually be more of a hindrance to learning than a boon. My younger siblings have struggled with annoyingly specific and unclear software, so this issue goes hand-in-hand with the psychology of computing, and the considerations of usability.

(Comment 129: breaking the computational symmetry of 2^7!)

Its not other types vedio on cc which are compact

Manfred Spitzer disagrees

this episode is supported by skillshare

i know kungfu

Isn't duolingo an AI driven tutoring system like the one explored in the video? It felt like it merited mentioning :)

Not complaining but why were most the pics that you showed, included Indian/ south Asian women?

If anybody is interested in a network-based (as opposed to broadcast) variant of the mooc they should check out the history of cMOOCs. cMOOCs or connectivist MOOC were actually the original model formulated by canadian educators and technologists like stephan downes and george siemens. It's based on quite a radical and emancipatory pedagogy and, for me, much more interesting than the later, broadcast model formulated by the ivy league/venture capital crowd

The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer by Neal Stephenson is an excellent book. If you've watched all parts of this series, you should definitely read it!

This is a very well thought/made episode. Kudos!

haha

Wasn't the first time Edison was wrong...or the last. Just ask Tesla.

I hate that feeling when you suddenly realize you're at the end of a good series.

Can I have Hank Green?

This will definetly help with my Computer Applications Project.

a load of bs having nothing to do with the reality of edumacation.

I love how I'm learning about taking your time to study subjects while I'm playing these video's at twice the normal speed XD

My school blocks educational sites (and pretty much every other site)

How can we use technology to learn if most schools, including mine, don't even allow the use of Kindles. Seriously, I'm pretty sure they're gonna ban even smart watches next! I literally can't use Khan Academy.

Thank you for creating an amazing course! :)

did anyone else feel the urge to slow the video too hear her drunk voice?

CYBERSECURITY CRASH COURSE WILL BE APPRECIATED

Really nice videos, great teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, no one in the comments brought up CGP Grey's "Digital Aristotle"?

I dealt with this type of tech in an accounting class. Wasn't very well developed. You had to put exact answers even if there was more than one way of entering your answer. These methods work well with scientific studies like algebra, but are total trash with fill in the blank type questions or essay answers.

ayyyy already watching at 2x speed

Thank you for advice! I've been looking for these two week and now, while procrastinating, I finally found them :)

When I was in high-school, I once wrote a paper about a new way to educate students by turning a curriculum into a sort of Roleplaying/Puzzle/Exploration game in terms of non-linear progression and teaching mechanics, only a bit more abstract. It was heavily inspired by my favorite MMO at the time, EVE Online. Unfortunately, I lost that paper a long time ago.

You should look up the channel Extra Credits, as well as the show Digressing and Sidequesting (which is under the umbrella of The Game Theorists). The former is a channel dealing primarily with the principles of Game Design, but has an episode regarding "Gamifying Education" / "Gamification of Education". The latter, meanwhile, has an episode about Super Metroid, and how it is a shining example of how a well-designed game can effectively teach players through their design, and without using any words.

carrie i have learned a lot from you... just love and thanx. For the wonderfull job you have done.. thank you thank you thanks a lot and lot.
i have watched all videos of yours from abacus till robot... learned every bit from scratch. No doubt is in my mind . You have cleared all my doubt.. .thanx once again. Gain Knowledge . Be happy. God Bless You.

That's just pretentious. I listen to Despacito to learn Spanish..
Despacito... nanananaaaa na na nana

Does anyone know of any education software like the one described in this video, that would be online and free?

The only complaint I have with this entire series is that the tips in this EdTech episode for writing notes and following examples yourself would have been really useful earlier on!

Organic Chemistry Tutor.

This sounds bad but I just gotta get it off my chest. Carrie Anne looks like one of the overweight people living in space from wall-e.

And with that I have to say Mastering (pick one) Engineering/Chemestry/Mathamatics from Pearsons is an example of how to NOT set up your education technology.
One might even suggest it is designed more to sabotage Ed Tech in order to keep textbooks in demand.

2020

I order books easier than ever!

Rewatching this during this kind of world event adds a little flavor to the context.

This is so relavent now!

this is the start of my journy to online education

And yet, the majority of the world's education systems are stuck in the 1910's era, sometimes worse. This goes to show that its not enough to invent technology that brings the potential solution to a problem, you also have to implement the solution. I'm not sure why change is so slow, but this problem (education) is certainly slowing humanity's evolution overall.

Great video! Thanks!